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Dangote Refinery is falling short of its commitment to deliver 25 million litres of petrol to the nation daily for September, sources familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES.

This newspaper learnt that rather than deliver 75 million litres in three days, the refinery was only able to supply 10,297,766 (about 10.3 million litres) through its gantry loading system.

With that figure, the refinery demonstrated a supply shortfall of almost 65 million litres in three days, a situation experts say is capable of threatening the nation’s energy security.

An NNPC official said Nigeria risked a significant energy crisis, with fuel shortages escalating, if the government failed to act swiftly.

“I am aware that due to the forecast that the Dangote Refinery would provide 25 million litres daily, the NMDPRA failed to clear NNPC Trading Limited to import petrol for October and onwards,” the official said, asking not to be named because he had no permission to speak on the matter. “With the supply shortage from the refinery, Nigeria is in trouble because, as we speak, there is not enough product to go round the country.”

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